Checkups & Ultrasounds
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Creative Ways to Announce a Pregnancy
Asked by A.B. from Wausau
on November 14, 2010
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I'm planning ahead here, but what are some fun and creative ways that you announced your pregnancy to your family and friends? We're trying for our second child and I ...
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- Well with my second pregnancy I wrote "I'm gonna be a big sister" on my daughters diaper and ask my MIL to change her diaper for me. When she took her pants off she wa...
- We once received an "expecting" announcement that looked like a the old "coming soon to a theater near you" movie trailer. And my daughter and her husband announced...
- I just recently went through this myself. To announce the second I got a pin for my daughter that said I'm a big sister, then I told her to show Grandma and Grandpa he...
Fetal Doppler Ultrasound
Asked by S.G. from Chicago
on December 31, 2011
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Has anyone ever used an at-home doppler to be able to listen to the baby's heart beat? I am experiencing overwhelming anxiety about the well-being of my baby and thin...
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- My advice is to call your OB anytime you don't feel right, and to calm down. Your stress is more harmful to the baby than anything else right now (assuming you're liv...
- Anxiety in your situation is completely normal, but you have to know that worrying so much is not good for your or for your baby. I had some complications as well an...
- Your anxiety is understandable...it is sometimes difficult to locate the fetal heart tones so early in a pregnancy and that would indeed cause more anxiety . Another ...
Pregnancy Worries After Previous Miscarriages
Asked by A.K. from Minneapolis
on June 18, 2010
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Last week I missed my period and took a positive pregnancy test, which makes me 5 weeks pregnant. I was excited and calm about it last week, but am already starting to...
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- It's tough, I know. I had three miscarriages before my son was born. Just hang in there as much as you can. You cannot change the outcome one way or another. I wis...
- I had two miscarriages, then successful pregnancy, then another miscarriage that sounds very similar your second one, then another successful pregnancy. I had a REALL...
- I am so sorry you've had to experience the pain of miscarriage. I got pregnant with my daughter four years ago very easily and had a perfect pregnancy and labor. Alm...
Poll: How Did You Announce the Pregnancy to the Family?
Asked by S.B. from Denver
on March 12, 2008
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I'm a mom of 3 children, so needless to say I've done this before. This one I want to make special because its our last! I'd love to hear all about how you have told...
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- When I found out I was pregnant with my 2nd, my 1st was only about 8 months old. We took a onesie and wrote in marker on the front "I'm going to be..." and on the bac...
- Our daughter was the first grandchild on both sides so we did a "Happy Birthday Grandma" for my mother-in-law..it took her a while to get it! We did something similar...
- With my first, we just told our families right out and we waited until I was 12 weeks (because we'd already had a miscarriage). With my second, I told my family right ...
Need Advice from Pregnancy Experts!!?!?
Asked by J.G. from Jonesboro
on April 1, 2012
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I'm 6 weeks and 1 day along in my pregnancy and this morning I had a gush of bright red blood :'( After that, there was mild spotting of brown, then nothing since. I w...
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- Since you are only 6 weeks, that's very early in the pregnancy and it's normal to not see anything. Most doctor's offices wait until you're 8-10 weeks pregnant before ...
- It sounds like you may have had a cyst on your uterus or ovary that burst. I had this with all 3 of my pregnancies and I have 3 healthy children. Did you have pain w...
- When a vaginal ultrasound is done, you can expect to see a fetal pole after beta HCG levels have reached 2000. If an abdominal ultrasound is done, you won't see fetal...
Being Sent for a Second Ultrasound! :(
Asked by M.H. from San Francisco
on May 13, 2009
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I got a call from my doctor today that they would like me to see a specialist for another ultrasound because they see exogenic (??) spots in my baby's stomach. I'm al...
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- Hi M., Hang in there. I had to go for a second and third ultrasound with my now 9 month old daughter. They thought her stomach looked enlarged and I spent a s...
- Sounds like the doc is just doing his job. Sometimes I think they forget what it feels like to be on the other side of this kind of call! Try not to worry. Ultrasou...
- All I can say is that EVERY woman in my life at some point during at least one pregnancy had a huge scare of some type from an US or blood test. They have all called ...
Pregnancy Announcements to DH & Family
Asked by J.T. from Minneapolis
on May 27, 2007
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How did you announce your pregnancy? We're not pregnant yet but I am trying to think of how I will announce to my husband and our families when the big day comes. I'd ...
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- Hello there, enjoy "trying" to conceive. For my family we decided to wait til we were home over Thanksgiving and went around the table to say what we were thankful fo...
- I bought my husband a congratulations card with baby footprints on the outside. Inside of it I wrote. Congrats! You're gonna be a Daddy! Then I gave him a book called...
- We invited my parents to our house(they live out of town) and I had bought a bouquet of flowers to sit on the table. On the card I wrote "Congratulations Grandma and ...
Can You See Anything on a 4 Wk Ultrasound?
Asked by H.M. from Detroit
on December 18, 2010
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Hey there. Yesterday I had four positive pregnancy tests! I have an ultrasound on Tuesday to check a cyst I had on my ovary a couple months ago. I am just wondering if...
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- yes, they will be able to see a 'dot.'
- There is a web site that shows you what the baby looks like each week. Go to http://www.pregnology.com/pregnancy/07/12/2011 - the 3rd picture down is 4 weeks pregnant...
- If they're ONLY checking your ovary, you won't see baby, BUT if they check your uterus, you'll see a little mis-shapen lima bean and you'll fall in love with the littl...
Miscarriages After Healthy Pregnancy
Asked by S.T. from Denver
on January 23, 2009
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Hello to you all out there. I am writing to see if anyone else is in my shoes or has been in my place. I have a 2 1/2 year old daughter - my getting pregnant and my ...
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- I agree with DeeW, I too had to ask my doctor to place me on prometrium (sp?) during pregnancy number 6. My first child was a natural vaginal delivery. Baby two was...
- Try taking an 81mg aspirin when you first find out you're pregnant again. It cures a lot of diagnoses. Since doing this, I have not had any miscarriages. I had a mi...
- S., I am so sorry. I had a normal 1st pregnancy and then had 3 miscarriages at 8, 9 and 11 weeks before it was realized that my Progesterone levels were low and was ...
Ultrasound and Gender Question
Asked by M.R. from Rochester
on September 22, 2010
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Hello,
I am just curious because I still have to wait another 2 1/2 weeks or so for my ultrasound. I have 2 boys and remember how completely obvious it was that we...
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- My doctor always told me that there is a serious difference between seeing girl parts and seeing a lack of boy parts. If you see girl parts, usually, you're good to g...
- i was pregnant with twins and had a very strong feeling there was one of each gender in there... we thought we had it figured out - that the baby on the "bottom bunk" ...
- Funny story. I had a lot of ultrasounds, and at one point the technician said "look, it's the golden arches!" It seems that "in the business" the girl parts are nickna...
